Speech prompts for an updated speech for 2017 I just gave to a year 11 group of students at the Anglo European School in Essex. Covers the future world of work, trends and global movements. Available to give this speech to further interested South Eastern England schools given enough notice.

1. Good morning
Thank-you for inviting me to speak
Adam Knight. Head of Planning. Advertising
agency. Central London
Speak about preparing for the world of work.
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2. Didn’t get good grades at school.
Mr Burrows did.
Didn’t go to university...
I never really paid much attention…
Mr Burrows definitely did.

3. So….why am I standing in front of you?
Hard earned success
Learn quicker, react better than others.
Couldn’t walk in and expect an interview.

4. I had to Convince people I’m worth hiring.
My failures forced me to work harder to
succeed….
So I can tell you honestly
Much easier to get right first time
But equally, there are many pathways to
success
Not just university
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5. working in an advertising agency
Fun industry
Young
Dynamic
I love it.

6. There are 280 of us in total.
Our collective job to convince people to
buy things from our clients brands.
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7. Car brands such as AUDI, MCLAREN
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Tech companies such as VERTU, CANON
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Youth brands such as LYNX, CALL OF DUTY
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8. I’m a Strategy Director.
Create strategy: help clients  a GREAT IDEA
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Use my understanding of their BRAND….
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Their potential and current BUYERS…
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Their competitors and wider MARKET…
Turn information a strategy that our clients pay us for.
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9. My job  stay on the cutting edge of culture.
What PLATFORMS are exploding / dying
What EXCITES people
What gets them BUYING
What gets them TALKING
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10. To get this inspiration, I need to be
inspired myself.
So I look to others who are changing the
world.
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11. PERSONALLY, I Look to those doing good.
Self-made.
Transforming the planet.
Talk briefly about two people:
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12. Might not recognise his face.
May not know his name
This man is changing the world
Having a Profound impact on the world
you inherit
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13. Founded PayPal.
Sold it to ebay
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Made $165 million
Most people stop there!
Reinvested every penny
Now transforming two massive industries
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14. First industry transforming is cars
He founded Tesla
Worlds first truly desirable electric car.
Disrupting the way cars are sold.
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15. Massive steps in reusable rocketry.
Is now regularly landing first stage rockets,
which is the first step to Mars and us
becoming an interplanetary race
Yes. Elon Musk is basically Tony Stark from
Iron Man.
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16. Angela is Powerful..
..Effective
..Successful women
Major focus in fashion
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17. Massive problem. Chavs.
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Rescued a brand on its way out
One of the biggest brands on the planet
Reimagined the brand
Tech to transform the shopping experience
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18. Recently poached by Apple
Do the same for them
SVP of Apple Retail
Raise the bar again
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19. What can we learn from them?
Try to behave as they would
Try to emulate their ways of approaching each
day
Strive for their levels of success.
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20. Right, lets talk a little bit about last year…
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21. The zika virus arrived and made lots of
babies quite ill around the world
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22. We saw terror attacks across the globe
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23. Police shootings and violence led to public
outcry and uprisings
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24. THE LOSS OF SOME GREAT GLOBAL
ARTISTS – a big loss to the arts
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25. And its quite a scary future too…
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26. This guy is going to be the leader of the
free world later on today
I’m a little scared…
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27. This is going to happen, messing with your
schools logo, and my mortgage too!
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28. You’ll work till you're 80
Longer than anybody existed
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29. Many will die of obesity related illnesses
Whilst others starve to death
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30. Empty our oceans of fish
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31. Hit the point of irreversible
climate change
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32. Pretty depressing right?
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33. But fear not, there are some crappy things
that happen out there.
But its also a pretty awesome world too…
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34. You’ll live longer than any other
GENERATION
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35. Learn to GROW and BUILD spare parts
You’ll be BIONIC
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36. We’ll learn to GROW MEAT in labs
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37. Drone technology DISRUPT :
PHOTOGRAPHY
TRANSPORT
MEDICAL
DELIVERY sectors
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38. We’ll soon create AI as smart as our own
brains.
Then it’s a bit of an unknown about where
this will take us.
But I’m optimistic.
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39. Cars will drive themselves
Less accidents on the road.
An all electric future will help the
environment too.
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40. By the time you buy your own home, its
likely you’ll be able to power it yourself,
off the national grid
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41. We’re becoming more aware of the
benefits and importance of diversity in the
workplace,
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42. Lots more great things happened…
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43. Only thing I can promise is CHANGE
POSITIVE change
NEGATIVE change
YOU DECIDE how you RESPOND.
A case of DISRUPT, or BE DISRUPTED
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44. Technology at the centre of change.
Tech comes in all shapes and sizes
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In ancient times the wheel disrupted everything.
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TV  Leisure time / advertising
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Whereas now, it’s the Oculus Rift Virtual Reality set
up.
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45. Douglas Adams, an English writer -
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Anything INVENTED <15th birthday - absolutely normal.
The way its always been
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INVENTED 15th - 35th birthday
NEW – EXCITING - Make a CAREER
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>35, Evil - Against Nature - Avoid
YOU are at START of JOURNEY with TECH.
You are very lucky indeed.
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46. One thing BEHIND TECH is CODE
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Will.i.am: Coders Are Today's Rock Stars
Understand and use technology.
Understand and use code.
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47. There are now free online tools and
tutorials for all ages
Kids…
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48. Young teens
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49. Teens and up
So if I can only reiterate this
coding is important and now so easy to
learn
Get on it…
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50. LOOK AROUND you
ALL ENTERING JOB MARKET about the same
time
The same COOL JOBS in the same COOL
SECTORS
X 100  REGION
X 4,000  COUNTRY
So, my NEXT piece of ADVICE is…
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51. TO STAND OUT  Significantly.
Do something DIFFERENT
I JOINED ACF  my first job.
Write BLOG / CHARITY work / Join CLUB
DO SOMETHING
JOB INTERVIEW
WHY SHOULD I HIRE YOU?  GREAT ANSWER

52. But whatever you do, DO SOMETHING
Do it BEFORE you need to
Make it something you ENJOY.
You’ll be BETTER AT IT that way
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53. Some STRONG PIECES OF ADVICE
STUFF I’VE LEARNT that will HELP YOU
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54. Be INSPIRED
Be CHALLENGED
Be BLOWN AWAY
WATCH SOMETHING each day – I use TED
Talks for that
READ SOMETHING every week – I read a
blog called ‘wait but why’
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55. DON’T HUG the odd looking guy
Find your INNER NERD
PLAY with TECH / LEARN TO CODE
Programme an ARDUINO
GET TO GRIPS with tech
Learn what IT DOES
How you turn that to your ADVANTAGE
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56. We play our lives out PUBLICLY
FACEBOOK / TWITTER / INSTAGRAM
WHAT YOU SAY online is PERMANENT.
PHOTOS YOU PUT online are PERMANENT.
So MANAGE AND BUILD your online profile
CAREFULLY
Potential employers will GOOGLE YOU.
WHAT WILL THEY FIND?
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57. Find somebody that inspires you
SUCCESSFUL / CHARITABLE / HAPPY
It can be anybody
UNDERSTAND what they doing DIFFERENT
And DO THOSE THINGS
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58. The world is CHANGING
LEARN Chinese
UNDERSTAND INDIA better
READ RUSSIAN history
Balanced and knowledgeable WORLD
VIEW
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59. DONATE to CHARITY
Help your brothers and sisters with their
homework
WALK your NEIGHBOURS DOG
KARMA exists
GOOD THINGS happen to GOOD PEOPLE
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60. BORED PEOPLE ARE BORING.
Don’t be a bored person.
‘if you WANT SOMETHING DONE, ASK A
BUSY PERSON.’
I’m a BIG FAN of that.
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61. SWITCH OFF the PS4 and get out.
EXPERIENCE SOMETHING NEW each week.
LEARN A SKILL
Go somewhere you’ve NEVER BEEN
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62. FIND YOUR PASSION  Whatever it is.
HATMAKING / DELIVERING MILK /
CARPENTRY
DOING something YOU LOVE happy.
JUST use tech to be BETTER and SMARTER
than anybody else.
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63. Not literally. METAPHORICALLY
BREAKING THINGS  doing something
NEW
FALLING OVER  trying hard
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64. Just got your MOCK RESULTS
Starting COURSE COUNSELLING  sixth
form pathways.
A BIG AND SCARY time for you
THAT’S OKAY.
But you’re IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
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65. You’re part of the ANGLO FAMILY
Family of LANGUAGES
Family that exposes you to NEW CULTURES
Family with RAPPERS and CHIEF EXECUTIVES.
Top 20 schools in Essex
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66. IN SHORT
ENJOY YOUR TIME
TRY TO DO A LITTLE OF WHAT I’VE SAID TODAY
IT COULD CHANGE YOUR LIVES FOR THE BETTER
AND MAKE SURE YOU KEEP HOLD of the
FRIENDSHIPS
They’ll MEAN A LOT.
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67. Yep, just one more thing…
Its pretty good though, don’t worry
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68. No, I’m not selling my dining room furniture on
ebay
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69. I’m pleased to announce
Five work experience placements available to
your year
Happening during your summer break
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70. Your teachers will tell you more.
An open application process.
Looking for most creative people here.
Not about your grades, we care how creative you can
think.
So, keep your ears open for, and apply.
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71. Thank you for TIME and ATTENTION
I HOPE THAT HELPS you in the FUTURE
PRIVILEGE TO SPEAK to you today.
Any questions, tweet me
Thank-you